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Krishna meets Qureshi; says ties under stress
Trieste (Italy), Jun 26 (PTI)India on Friday conveyed
to Pakistan that bilateral ties were under "considerable
stress" due to terrorism emanating from its soil.
In the second high-level meeting between the two
countries, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his
Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of
the G-8 Foreign ministers meeting and reviewed the current
status of Indo-Pak relations.
"These(relations) have remained under considerable
stress and the primary cause of this is the terrorist attacks
on India, by elements based in Pakistan," Krishna told
reporters.
He said Qureshi and he agreed, however, that there
was vast potential that existed in India-Pakistan relations.
"I conveyed the sentiments of our Prime Minister that
we stand ready to meet Pakistan more than half way to
utilise and harness that potential for our mutual benefit. At
the same time, we have to address centrally why our relations
come under stress recurrently," Krishna said.
He also told his Pakistani counterpart that the
"forthcoming meeting of Foreign Secretaries, as was decided by
our leaders in Russia, is important as it will enable us to
take stock of where we stand on the issue of terrorism and the
fulfilment by Pakistan of its assurance that its territory
would not be used for terrorist attacks on India."
The meeting comes close on the heels of the one
between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Asif Ali
Zardari last week, first high-level contact between the two
countries after the Mumbai terror attacks.
In their meeting in Yekaterinburg, Singh bluntly told
Zardari that his mandate was to tell him that Pakistan should
not allow its soil to be used for terror attacks against
India.
Krishna is leading the Indian delegation for the G8
Summit which will focus on a comprehensive strategy for the
stability in the region with special attention to Afghanistan.
Besides meeting Qureshi, the External Affairs Minister
also met Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta.
He is also expected to meet British Foreign Secretary
and Canadian Foreign Minister on the margins of the G8
Outreach meeting. PTI
to Pakistan that bilateral ties were under "considerable
stress" due to terrorism emanating from its soil.
In the second high-level meeting between the two
countries, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his
Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of
the G-8 Foreign ministers meeting and reviewed the current
status of Indo-Pak relations.
"These(relations) have remained under considerable
stress and the primary cause of this is the terrorist attacks
on India, by elements based in Pakistan," Krishna told
reporters.
He said Qureshi and he agreed, however, that there
was vast potential that existed in India-Pakistan relations.
"I conveyed the sentiments of our Prime Minister that
we stand ready to meet Pakistan more than half way to
utilise and harness that potential for our mutual benefit. At
the same time, we have to address centrally why our relations
come under stress recurrently," Krishna said.
He also told his Pakistani counterpart that the
"forthcoming meeting of Foreign Secretaries, as was decided by
our leaders in Russia, is important as it will enable us to
take stock of where we stand on the issue of terrorism and the
fulfilment by Pakistan of its assurance that its territory
would not be used for terrorist attacks on India."
The meeting comes close on the heels of the one
between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Asif Ali
Zardari last week, first high-level contact between the two
countries after the Mumbai terror attacks.
In their meeting in Yekaterinburg, Singh bluntly told
Zardari that his mandate was to tell him that Pakistan should
not allow its soil to be used for terror attacks against
India.
Krishna is leading the Indian delegation for the G8
Summit which will focus on a comprehensive strategy for the
stability in the region with special attention to Afghanistan.
Besides meeting Qureshi, the External Affairs Minister
also met Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta.
He is also expected to meet British Foreign Secretary
and Canadian Foreign Minister on the margins of the G8
Outreach meeting. PTI
